Top 10 Items to Know for Radiation Emergencies
- Learn the basics:
- Radiation Principles: Video (HHS/CDC) (YouTube - 1:52 min)
- Types of Ionizing Radiation and Shielding Required: Video (HHS/CDC) (YouTube - 1:44 min)
- Radiation Basics Made Simple (HHS/CDC)
- Basic Information (DOT/TEPP/MERRT)
- Factors that Decrease Radiation Exposure: Time, Distance, Shielding
- Radiation Principles: Video (HHS/CDC) (YouTube - 1:52 min)
- Learn the difference:
- What is exposure? Animations
- What is contamination? Animations
- Learn the kinds of radiation emergencies that could be mass casualty incidents
- Learn how radiation emergencies are discovered
- Learn about Describing a Radiation Emergency: Definition, Severity, Phases, Timeline
- Learn about the Acute Radiation Syndrome
- Learn about the Effects of Acute Radiation Syndrome
- Learn about the Time Phases of the Acute Radiation Syndrome
- Learn more about clinical management
- Learn about managing patients with radiation injuries
- Clinical algorithms
- Initial Actions for Responders after Nuclear Detonation
- First Receivers: Emergency Department Staff: 2 page summary sheet (US Government Interagency, May 2014, Version 1.0, Draft for Interim Use) (PDF - 1 MB)
- First Responders: Emergency Medical Service Staff: 2 page summary sheet (US Government Interagency, May 2014, Version 1.0, Draft for Interim Use) (PDF - 1.02 MB)
- Learn more about radiation contamination
- Learn more about radiation emergencies from the REMM Multimedia Library (Animations, Illustrations, Videos, Photos)
- Learn whom to call for assistance in radiation emergencies and how to volunteer to be a responder.